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Freshly Baked Soda Bread
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Nothing beats the smell of freshly baked bread, right?! What about freshly baked bread you made yourself, covered with some butter that melts on the warm loaf? Sounds like a dream to me.
I’ve been making my own soda bread for some time now and it’s such a hit! Plus it’s rather easy to make — it takes less than an hour and most of the ingredients you probably already have at home.
At a glance
Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Makes1 loaf
LevelEasy
Soda Bread
An easy wholemeal soda bread that takes less than an hour — best with melting butter.
Ingredients
Method
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 200°C. Prepare a baking tray by covering it with baking paper.
- In a large mixing bowl stir together the wholemeal flour, plain flour, soda and salt.
- Make a large hole in the middle, pour in the buttermilk and mix thoroughly with the dry ingredients using a fork. You might need to add a bit more buttermilk if the flour is more absorbent and the dough seems too stiff, but it shouldn’t become too wet or sticky.
- Place the dough ball onto a lightly floured surface and knead.
Baking
- Form into a flat round and place the dough on the prepared baking tray. Cut a cross on top of the bread.
- Before the bread goes into the oven I like to brush some melted butter over it so the crust gets more golden.
- Bake the bread for 30 minutes. Let it cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Enjoy with butter!
